1856
Born February 6, 1856
Cincinnati, OH, USA
Bobby Mitchell Notable
b. February 6, 1856 · Cincinnati Reds 1877–1878, Cleveland Blues 1879, St. Louis Brown Stockings 1882
Bobby Mitchell played for three clubs across six seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 1877 and closing with the St. Louis Brown Stockings in 1882.
He went 20 and 23 with a 3.18 earned run average, pitching 381.7 innings in 45 games. He struck out 184, completed 40 of his 44 starts and threw 2 shutouts. Across 57 games he batted .180, with 38 hits and 20 runs. He finished with 5 doubles.
He was born in Cincinnati, OH, USA on February 6, 1856, and died on May 1, 1933. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1877 | CIN | 13 | 49 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .204 |
| 1878 | CIN | 13 | 49 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .245 |
| 1879 | CLV | 30 | 109 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 0 | .147 |
| 1882 | STL | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 57 | 211 | 20 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 20 | 0 | .180 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1877 | CIN | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 100.0 | 123 | 39 | 11 | 41 | 3.51 |
| 1878 | CIN | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 80.0 | 69 | 19 | 18 | 51 | 2.14 |
| 1879 | CLV | 7 | 15 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 194.2 | 236 | 71 | 42 | 90 | 3.28 |
| 1882 | STL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7.71 |
| Career | — | 20 | 23 | 45 | 44 | 0 | 381.2 | 440 | 135 | 73 | 184 | 3.18 |
On this day & linked events
1933